Recent Articles
View All Articles-
November 01, 2014
Daughters of Charity - Haiti honored for care of Haitian mothers, children
Medicines for Humanity honored the Daughters of Charity – Haiti with its Humanitarian of the Year Award on Sept. 22 at the Harvard Club in Boston.
-
November 01, 2014
Keeping Up
-
October 15, 2014
Formation program reconnects physicians with healing mission
When most doctors enter the medical field, they are eager to ease people's suffering and help them live healthy lives. But, over time given the unrelenting pace and pressure of the profession, doctors can become weary and cynical, according to Dr. Michael Marino, St. Joseph Health chief medical information officer.
-
October 15, 2014
Ministry advocates meet in Washington
-
October 15, 2014
Partnership is the theme at CHA's 2014 Global Summit
"Partnership" was the word on everyone's lips at CHA's 2014 Global Summit, held Sept. 16-17 in Crystal City, Va., just outside of Washington, D.C.
-
October 15, 2014
HHS secretary proclaims ACA's positive impact on U.S. health care
WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act is working and preparations are on track for the upcoming second open enrollment period, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell told an audience at the Brookings Institution late last month.
-
October 15, 2014
Ascension factors 'Triple Bottom Line' into operational decisions
At Ascension and its facilities, leaders making operational decisions weigh the financial, environmental and social impact of their decisions — three interrelated areas of concern, especially in a ministry premised on social justice. The executives also gauge how their choices could have an effect on individual and population health and health care costs. That's according to presenters of a CHA webinar.
-
October 15, 2014
Advocates promote ministry priorities for national public policy
On Sept. 18 and 19 CHA convened ministry advocates in Washington, D.C, for the 2014 Catholic Legislative Advocacy Conference. Over 70 representatives from Catholic hospitals and systems nationwide gathered to hear updates on key legislative issues from health policy experts and to make over 100 visits to members of Congress and their staffs on Capitol Hill.
-
October 15, 2014
Blessing the sick, celebrating the ministry
-
October 15, 2014
Ascension Health may transfer Mount St. Mary's to Catholic Health
If an affiliation agreement signed in mid-August is completed, St. Louis-based Ascension Health will transfer parenthood of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center in Lewiston, N.Y., to Catholic Health System of Buffalo, N.Y.